Cricket - Outdoor
Cricket Academy - Hard Ball Cricket (Summer Week 1)(Age 9 - 13 years)
Hard ball coaching for all abilities and experience
Coombe Dingle Sports Complex, Coombe Lane, BS9 2BJ
Shine Cricket Academy's holiday club workshops benefit children who wish to improve on their cricket skills and knowledge in readiness to participate in competitive junior cricket. Join Shine's fully qualified and supportive team of coaches for this great summer sport.
- Bowling Machine and nets
- T20 Big Bash Tournaments
- Test matches every Friday
- Brand new all weather astro and grass facilities
- ECB Qualified coaches
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DATES
Mon 22 Jul '19 - Fri 26 Jul '19
TIMES
10:00 - 16:00
Early drop-off (07.45 - 9.00) and Late pick-up (16.00 - 18.00) options available
AGE RANGE
Age 9 - 13 years
ESSENTIAL KIT
- Early drop off with breakfast from 8.00am and late pick up until 6.00pm is available at Coombe Dingle
- Children attending this course must bring their own protective box.
- Footwear and clothing that are appropriate for the chosen activity.
- Water bottle - Available to buy at The Shine Shop
- Packed lunch (excluding nut products)
- Children are welcome to bring their own bat, gloves etc. But please ensure you remember to take it with you at the end of the day!
Activity Details
The daily cricket programme is based around improving skills, techniques and knowledge of the essential aspects of hard ball cricket - with the emphasis in learning through enjoyment and building confidence in a safe sporting environment. Each session will utilise the fantastic specialist facilities on offer at Coombe Dingle Sports Complex to deliver a broad coaching schedule that will include:-
- Batting: Good shot selection, improving concentration, basic defence, overview of core shots (pull, sweep and cut), finding the gaps, pacing an innings, using your feet against spin and specialist shots (i.e. hitting over the top)
- Bowling: Improving consistency, line & length, swing bowling, understanding spin bowling and the field placings using variations of pace and 'bowling at the death’.
- Fielding: Technical aspects of fielding and wicket-keeping including, backing up, boundary sweeping and slip catching.
- Knowledge of the game: Field placings, cricketing terminology, watch cricket themed DVD's over break times and learn the basic rules.
- Competitive match play: Junior versions of 20/20, One Day Test Matches and a variety of other match formats.
Further Information
- Please note a change to our cancellation policy effective as at 22.07.19 click T&C's for more information
- Places are limited and bookings are made on a first come/first served basis each term..
- Shine’s professional coaching team are qualified, DBS checked and fully insured.
- Your child/children must be signed out at the end of every session.
- Children will not be able to participate in batting drills or matches without a protective box.
- Shine Holiday Club's presentation ceremony takes place from 15:50-16:00 every day. A 'Star of the Day' award will presented, in each different holiday club activity, to a child or children who has excelled during the day.
